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🗓️ 29 April 2019
⏱️ 14 minutes
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0:00.0 | Imagine an animal that can handle being heated to 148 degrees Celsius, being frozen to |
0:20.3 | minus 272 degrees Celsius, which is almost absolute zero, and withstand |
0:26.7 | radiation levels that would be lethal to you and me. Well imagine no longer. |
0:32.4 | You might not have heard of them, but I'd like you to meet what I reckon are the toughest animals on Earth. |
0:38.0 | Tardigrades. |
0:40.0 | If you've seen pictures of them taken through a microscope, you'll know that they are also the cutest. |
0:46.0 | Well, at least I think so. |
0:48.0 | They are the stuff of science fiction with powers beyond belief. |
0:53.0 | I'm Patrick I and from the BBC World Service, this is 30 Animals That Made A Smarter. |
1:03.7 | The Podcast which investigates the amazing things that animals have taught us. |
1:08.4 | Thanks for all your comments so far. |
1:10.3 | This of course is a new podcast, and I'm really enjoying making it and if you're enjoying listening please tell everybody you know |
1:18.4 | I'm relying on you to recommend us to your friends and family and if if you've already done that, well, thank you very much. |
1:25.0 | Remember, if you haven't already been in touch, we want your expertise too. What examples do you know of? Write down your ideas and drop |
1:35.2 | us an email at 30 animals at BBC.com or you can contact us through our website |
1:40.8 | BBC World Service.com |
1:43.0 | 30 animals. |
1:44.0 | And you never know, we might feature them |
1:45.8 | in an episode of their very own. |
1:47.6 | You can see the brilliant animation of the bullet train |
1:52.2 | and the Kingfisher on the website too, |
1:56.5 | as well as the privacy notice. |
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